MODAL VERBS

Fill in the blanks with : CAN , CAN’T , COULD , COULDN’T , MUST or MUSTN’T

1. She is a small baby. She ______________ eat meat, but she ______________ drink milk.
2. He is so ill that he ______________ see the doctor.
3. It’s raining heavily. You ______________ take your own umbrella.
4. We ______________ pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.
5. I ________________ sing now but I ______________ sing very well when I was a child.
6. Mike is only nine months old. He ______________ eat nuts yet.
7. He is very fat. He ______________ run so fast.
8. You are speaking very quickly. I ______________ understand you.
9. I’m very tall, so I ______________ play basketball.
10. You ______________ park that car there. It’s a no-parking zone.
11. Many students in Great Britain ______________ wear a uniform when they go to school.
12. George has travelled a lot . He ______________ speak 4 languages.
13. I ______________ come with you now because I’m studying for my test.
14. Footballers ______________ touch the ball with their hands.
15. ______________ I use your phone ?
16. I’m sorry I ______________ come yesterday. I had to work late.
17. You ______________ speed through the city. It’s dangerous !
18. My hands are dirty . I ______________ wash them.
19. You have been coughing a lot recently. You ______________ smoke so much.
20. I’m very tired today. I ______________ clean my room now, but I’ll do it tomorrow.
21. I ______________ eat lasagne when I was a child, but I like it today.
22. We______________ go to the bank today. We haven’t got any money left.
23. It’s late. I ______________ go now.
24. You ________________ sleep in that room. It’s full of boxes and other stuff.
25. I ________________ swim very far these days, but ten years ago, I ______________ swim
over to the other side of the lake.
26. You have a bad headache, so you ______________ go to bed earlier.
27. I am so strong I ______________ do 50 push-ups at any time.
28. I ______________ feed the baby now, so can you do it for me ?
29. Tourists ______________ take their passports when they go abroad.
30. ______________ you please pass me the salt. – Thank you.